Water-basin support.



No. 686,||3. Patented Nov. 5, 190|. J. c. MCELRUY.

WATER BASIN suPPoRT.`

(Application filed Mar, 11` 1901.)

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JOHN C; MCELROY, OF. PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND,

WATER-BASIN SUPPORT.

s'P'scIFIcATIoN' forming para of Letters Patent No. 686,113, dated November 5, 190i. :Application tiled March l1, 1901. Serial No. 50,681. (N modela) To @ZZ whom it may concern.:

Be it known that I, JOHN O. MCELROY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Providence, in the county of Providence and State of Rhode Island, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Water-Basin Supports, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has reference to means for securing the water-basins to m arble,tile,slate, or other slabs in set basins.

The invention consists in the peculiar and novel construction of the supporting-frames and the combination with the nozzfle connections whereby the basin is secured, as will be more fully set forth hereinafter.

To secure a Water-basin to a slab as heretofore constructed, holes had to be made in the under sides of the slabs to secure bolts or other fastening devices to hold the basin firmly against the under surface of the slab. Marble, slate, tile, and other slabs are preferably made as thin as practicable to lower the cost. The material of the slabs is of a brittle nature, and bolts secured in countersunk holes are liable to break out. In most hand washbasinsthe hot and cold water faucet su pports extend through the slab.

The object of my invention is to utilize the stems or bases of the faucets to secure the basin to the slab.

Figure l is a plan view of the underside of the slab, showing two brackets for supporting the basin. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of a hand wash-basin secured to a slab, showing my invention. Fig. 3 is a sectional View, on an enlarged scale, showing the bracket secured by the base of the faucet. v

In the drawings', a indicates the slab, provided with the opening a', o2 the basin, and a3 the usually radially-projecting iiange on the upper edge of the basin; b b, two segmental flanged rims having each a bracket b, provided with the slot b2. The rims b b may form a complete ring, as is indicated in broken lines in Fig. l, or half of a circle or Vsomewhat less than half, as is shown in Fig. 1. y They extend over and fit the flange a3 on the basin. The

brackets b are formed integral with the rims b and extend to a considerable distance on the under side of the slab beyond the point where they are' secured by means of the bases c' of the faucets, so as to form cant-alivers bearing o n the slab and rigidly supporting the basin. The bases c of the faucets are tubular. They usually bear on the upper surface of the slab and have the tube c extending through the slab and are usually provided with a screwthread.

In carrying out my invention I extend the screw threaded tubes c of the bases c -c through the slots b2, place washers c2 on the tubes c', and screw up the nut c3 in screwthread engagement with the tubes c' c', so as to hold the brackets and the rims b b in place, but permitting the same to swing. I now place the basin a2in the desired position under the slab, using the usual means to secure a tight joint, and swing the rims into close contact with the flange a3 on the basin. I now tighten up the nut c3 on each of the faucettubes, and thereby firmly secure the basin.

The rims b and brackets b are made of several sizes to nt the usual basins of commerce.

vAll the work and labor required is the securing of the brackets by a nut to the bases of the faucets and the making of the joint, work to which the plumbers are accustomed. The slabs are not weakened and the basin is more securely held. t

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. In a set basin, the combination with the slab, the basin and the bases of the faucets, of a flanged rim, slotted brackets on the rim extending beyond the bases of thefaucets, and nuts in screw-thread engagement with the bases of the faucets, whereby the rim supporting the basin is secured to the slab by the faucets, as described.

2. In a set basin, the combination with the slab and the bowl, of a two-part lianged rim, a slotted cantaliver-bracket on each of the two parts of the lianged rim, the screw-threaded tubes of the faucets extending through the slotted brackets, and nuts in screw-thread engagement with the tubes of the faucets, as

Hang@ a3, of the segmental flanged rims b b, name to this specification in the presence of the slotted cantaiiver-braekets b b integral two subscribing witnesses. with the rims, the screw-threaded tubes c of the faucet-bases, and the nut es, whereby the 4 JOHN C' MCELROY 5 basin may be secured to Jche slab by means Witnesses:

of the faucet-fixtures, as described. J. A. MILLER, Jr.,

In testimony whereof I have signed my B. M. SIMMS. 

